Top

Published in:

2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

8. Load Control on the Future Greener Aircraft by Circulation Control

Authors : Yonghong Li, Ning Qin

Published in: Advances in Computational Methods and Technologies in Aeronautics and Industry

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config

AI-assisted search

Off

Abstract

Load control is an important topic in aerodynamics, as it can potentially provide an alternative way for drag reduction through decreasing the aircraft structure weight. To pursue ‘Green Aviation’, both new greener aircraft configurations and technologies for load control are under studying throughout the worldwide industries and academies. This paper presents a computational investigation on the load control effects by means of circulation control (CC) via blowing over trailing-edge Coanda surface on a blended-wing-body (BWB) configuration. A BWB model is firstly modified to include Coanda devices on the outer-wing, inner-wing and center-body sections with the same spanwise length. The load control effects in terms of lift reduction aiming for gust load alleviation of CC placed on different spanwise locations are evaluated and compared under steady conditions for subsonic and transonic speeds. The results show that CC has a strong capability for load control, especially for subsonic incoming flow, indicating a promising way for gust load alleviation to replace the traditional flaps.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

previous chapter High-Fidelity Numerical Analysis of Ducted Propeller Aerodynamics and Acoustics

next chapter Design and Testing a Full-Scale Laminar Wing Leading Edge High-Lift System

Salam IR, Bil C (2016) Multi-disciplinary analysis and optimisation methodology for conceptual design of a box-wing aircraft. Aeronaut J 120(1230):1315–1333CrossRef

Liebeck RH (2004) Design of the blended wing body subsonic transport. J Aircr 41(1):10–25CrossRef

Qin N et al (2004) Aerodynamic considerations of blended wing body aircraft. Prog Aerosp Sci 40(6):321–343CrossRef

Hileman JI et al (2010) Airframe design for silent fuel-efficient aircraft. J Aircr 47(3):956–969CrossRef

Gatlin G, Vicroy D, Carter M (2012) Experimental investigation of the low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a 5.8-percent scale hybrid wing body configuration. In: 30th AIAA applied aerodynamics conference, Paper 2012–2669

Bahr CJ et al (2014) Acoustic data processing and transient signal analysis for the hybrid wing body 14- by 22-foot subsonic wind tunnel test. In: 20th AIAA/CEAS aeroacoustics conference, Paper 2014–2345

Lyu Z, Martins JRRA (2014) Aerodynamic design optimization studies of a blended-wing-body aircraft. J Aircr 51(5):1604–1617CrossRef

Li Y, Qin N (2020) Influence of spanwise load distribution on blended-wing–body performance at transonic speed. J Airc 0(0):1–10

Colliss SP et al (2016) Vortical structures on three-dimensional shock control bumps. J Aircr 53(4):2338–2350

10.

Bruce KPJ, Babinsky H (2012) Eexperimental study into the flow physics of three-dimensional shock control bumps. J Airc 49(5):1222–1233

11.

König B et al (2009) Numerical and experimental validation of three-dimensional shock control bumps. J Aircr 46(2):675–682CrossRef

12.

Ogawa H et al (2008) Shock-Wave/boundary-layer interaction control using three-dimensional bumps for transonic wings. AIAA J 46(6):1442–1452CrossRef

13.

Messing R, Kloker MJ (2010) Investigation of suction for laminar flow control of three-dimensional boundary layers. J Fluid Mech 658:117–147CrossRefMATH

14.

Chernoray VG et al (2005) Experiments on secondary instability of streamwise vortices in a swept-wing boundary layer. J Fluid Mech 534:295–325MathSciNetCrossRefMATH

15.

Krishnan KSG, Bertram O, Seibel O (2017) Review of hybrid laminar flow control systems. Prog Aerosp Sci 93:24–52CrossRef

16.

Brion V, Dandois J, Mayer R, Reijasse P, Lutz T, Jacquin L (2020) Laminar buffet and flow control. Proc Inst Mech Eng Part G: J Aerosp Eng 234(1):124–139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954410018824516CrossRef

17.

Ashill PR, Fulker JL, Hackett KC (2005) A review of recent developments in flow control. Aeronaut J 109(1095):205–232CrossRef

18.

Joslin RD (1998) Overview of Laminar Flow Control—NASA/TP-1998–208705. Sponsoring Organization: NASA Langley Research Center

19.

Boeing Commercial Aircraft Company (1982) Hybrid laminar flow control study final report, NASA-CR-165930

20.

Murai Y (2014) Frictional drag reduction by bubble injection. Exp Fluids 55(7):1–28CrossRef

21.

Fuaad PA, Baig MF, Khan BA (2016) Turbulent drag reduction using active control of buoyancy forces. Int J Heat Fluid Flow 61:585–598CrossRef

22.

Ahmad H, Baig MF, Fuaad PA (2015) Numerical investigation of turbulent-drag reduction induced by active control of streamwise travelling waves of wall-normal velocity. Eur J Mech/B Fluids 49:250–263CrossRef

23.

Wang Y-S, Huang W-X, Xu C-X (2016) Active control for drag reduction in turbulent channel flow: the opposition control schemes revisited. Fluid Dyn Res 48(5):055501MathSciNetCrossRef

24.

Guo S, Los J, Liu Y (2015) Gust alleviation of a large aircraft with a passive twist wingtip. Aerospace 2(2):135–154CrossRef

25.

Hu J, Wang R, Huang D (2018) Flow control mechanisms of a combined approach using blade slot and vortex generator in compressor cascade. Aerosp Sci Technol 78:320–331CrossRef

26.

Itsariyapinyo P, Sharma RN (2018) Large Eddy simulation of a NACA0015 circulation control airfoil using synthetic jets. Aerosp Sci Technol 82–83:545–556CrossRef

27.

Shmilovich A, Yadlin Y (2011) Flow control techniques for transport aircraft. AIAA J 49(3):489–502CrossRef

28.

Hammerton JR et al (2018) Optimum distributed wing shaping and control loads for highly flexible aircraft. Aerosp Sci Technol 79:255–265CrossRef

29.

Yousefi K, Saleh R, Zahedi P (2014) Numerical study of blowing and suction slot geometry optimization on NACA 0012 airfoil. J Mech Sci Technol 28(4):1297–1310CrossRef

30.

Luedke J et al (2005) Characterization of steady blowing for flow control in a hump diffuser. AIAA J 43(8):1644–1652CrossRef

31.

Chen C, Seele R, Wygnanski I (2013) Flow control on a thick airfoil using suction compared to blowing. AIAA J 51(6):1462–1472CrossRef

32.

Zhang H et al (2018) Flow separation control using unsteady pulsed suction through endwall bleeding holes in a highly loaded compressor cascade. Aerosp Sci Technol 72:455–464CrossRef

33.

Greenblatt D, Wygnanski IJ (2000) The control of flow separation by periodic excitation. Prog Aerosp Sci 36(7):487–545CrossRef

34.

Gebhardt A, Kirz J (2018) Numerical investigation of slot variations on the efficiency of tangential blowing at a vertical tailplane with infinite span. Official J Counc Eur Aerosp Soc 9(1):195–206

35.

Alexander MG et al (2005) Trailing edge blowing on a two-dimensional six-percent thick elliptical circulation control airfoil up to transonic conditions—NASA/TM-2005–213545. 2005, Sponsoring Organization: NASA Langley Research Center

36.

Min B-Y et al (2009) Numerical investigation of circulation control airfoils. J Aircr 46(4):1403–1410CrossRef

37.

Forster M, Steijl R (2017) Design study of Coanda devices for transonic circulation control. Aeronaut J 121(1243):1368–1391CrossRef

38.

Cook MV, Buonanno A, Erbslöh SD (2016) A circulation control actuator for flapless flight control. Aeronaut J 112(1134):483–489CrossRef

39.

Li Y, Qin N (2020) Airfoil gust load alleviation by circulation control. Aerosp Sci Technol 98:105622CrossRef

40.

Hoholis G, Steijl R, Badcock K (2016) Circulation control as a roll effector for unmanned combat aerial vehicles. J Aircr 53(6):1875–1889CrossRef

41.

Forster M, Steijl R (2015) Numerical simulation of transonic circulation control. In: 53rd AIAA aerospace sciences meeting. AIAA, pp 2015–1709

42.

Krist SL, Rumsey CL, Biedron RT (1998) CFL3D User's Manual (Version 5.0)—NASA/TM-1998–208444. Sponsoring Organization: NASA Langley Research Center

Title: Load Control on the Future Greener Aircraft by Circulation Control
Authors: Yonghong Li
Ning Qin
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Advances in Computational Methods and Technologies in Aeronautics and Industry
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-12018-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-12019-0

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12019-0_8

Springer Professional

Abstract

Please log in to get access to your license.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Premium Partner